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This holiday season, as we spend time with our family, we feel thankful for what we've accomplished this year -- we've won the freedom to marry in eighteen states (for a total of 35 and our nation's capital) and seen marriage move forward across the country.

This week, Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign sent a joint letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder urging the Department of Justice to act now and ensure that the marriages of same-sex couples performed earlier this year in Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin are respected by the federal government.

Today, September 12, U.S. District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen allowed the state of Indiana to respect the marriage of Veronica Romero and Mayra Yvette Rivera, a same-sex couple who have been together for 27 years and live in Whiting, IN with their two children.

Today, September 9, less than one week after the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit unanimously affirmed lower court rulings striking down marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, defendants in both cases filed their petitions for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court.

Today, September 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled unanimously in favor of the freedom to marry, affirming that in Wisconsin and Indiana, banning same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional.

Today, August 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit heard oral arguments in landmark marriage cases out of two different states - Indiana and Wisconsin. Listen to audio from the oral argument later today.

The three-judge panel today will be considering marriage victories from two different states that have enthusiastically affirmed the freedom to marry or respect for marriages performed in other states. Here are key excerpts from each!

This week, on August 25, the day before the landmark oral argument date at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, marriage supporters from Indiana rallied for the freedom to marry. Check out great photos from the big day.

This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit will hear oral arguments in marriage cases from two different states. Check out profiles of many of the plaintiff couples from the various cases here.